Joseph Holmes

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[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

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[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

I remember Tarentino said he wanted to only make ten movies so he wouldn't make "old man movies" but it seems like he's totally fine doing "old man commentary".

[Variety @Variety]

Quentin Tarantino slams Hollywood as a "flavorless sausage factory" where miscast actors and "audience pandering" are ruining new movies.

“Flaws, implausibilities, audience pandering, miscast performers or just plain stupid s*it usually torpedoes every new movie coming out of the flavorless sausage factory that used to call itself Hollywood. These days, the entire concept of what is a movie is more inclined to inspire contempt in me than generosity... I’ve seen movies I liked since – ‘West Side Story’ (2021); ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Chapter 1 and 2 (both 2024), a few others, but nothing that really held me in its grip and swept me away to the magical land of enjoyment that I use to visit regularly and was the reason I loved movies above all other artforms. These days I’d rather read a book." (via Sight & Sound)

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[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

How do we bridge divides between ourselves and people we strongly disagree with? @NathanJClarkson and I ask @JusBrierley: host of "Uncommon Ground" and a man who's been having and facilitating tough conversations for over two decades.

Listen here: https://t.co/Hy4dnckOnB

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Reject the black pill. The world is pretty awesome actually, and we've done a good job making it better. Ignore the naysayers. Go out and make it even better.

[Jake Kozloski @jakozloski]

Every blackpill runs the same play, whatever the subject. Your genetics, women, men, capitalism, the system.

They end the humiliation of trying and failing by handing you an explanation that blames everyone else and asks nothing of you.

That mindset is a trap and always will be.

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

This is a very bad way to make movies and it's very good Tom Holland is calling them out for this and honestly it explains a lot.

[Variety @Variety]

Tom Holland would call "Spider-Man" producers from "The Odyssey" set in order to "lay down the law" about filming blockbusters the Christopher Nolan way:

“I'd say, ‘We are not going to come to set and figure it out. We need to know why we are making this movie beyond the fact that it’s ‘Spider-Man 4’ and they make loads of money and we’re going to just have a big summer. Why are we making this movie?’ And Destin was super instrumental in that, but it was just really great to constantly be calling up the studio and [producers] Amy [Pascal] and Rachel [O’Connor], who I love, and be like, ‘Well, Chris is doing it this way. This is how I think we should be doing it.’ ” (via GQ)

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[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Fine. Give me a call.

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

A sequel to ‘BACKROOMS’ is in early development.

Director Kane Parsons is seeking a screenwriting collaborator.

(Source: https://t.co/u6KNcLgKwg)

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

How do we bridge divides between ourselves and people we strongly disagree with? @NathanJClarkson and I ask @JusBrierley: host of "Uncommon Ground" and a man who's been having and facilitating tough conversations for over two decades.

Listen here: https://t.co/Hy4dnckOnB

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Did I get my hopes up for Superman? Yes. Was I disappointed? Yes. Am I ready to be hurt again? Yes.

[James Gunn @JamesGunn]

Brainiac is what happens when intelligence loses ALL connection to humanity. And Superman is as human as anyone, so… I get why they have beef. Brainiac made his comic debut on this day in ACTION COMICS #242.

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

This.

[Annie Crawford @annielcrawford]

I’m still fascinated by the Golden Age of Detective fiction.

The detective became a hero because he was able to take the random idiosyncrasies, the disconnected fact that plague us in the modern era, and integrate them back into a coherent, saving narrative that restored peace in order to the world.

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Here's my review of A Minecraft Movie for @WNGdotorg https://t.co/wRn167icBt

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

What's so revolutionary about a movie like #TheBackrooms is that it's a Gen Z property by a Gen Z director. I liked A Minecraft Movie. But it's a Gen Xer doing a Gen X take on a Gen Z property. So it reflects a weird hybrid of generational voices. The Backrooms is pure Gen Z.

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Well put

[Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT]

Because it's much more likely A.I. produces simulations of personhood that ppl naively mistake for the real thing than that we conjure real consciousness despite lacking any clear understanding of its origin or nature. https://t.co/s7L8sEmEDC

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Did someone say "faith"?

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Bassam Tariq's ‘YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER’ releases on October 9 in theaters.

• Follows a hitman struggling to balance his job with his faith & fatherhood.

• Starring Mahershala Ali, Giancarlo Esposito, John Cho and Tramell Tillman

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

This is the first "weird" film in a long time they actually feels worth seeing just for how weird the idea is.

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

@ibmmiller @ReligionMag I accept that I will have a lot of fun reviewing it

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

With Greta Gerwig's #Narnia and Mel Gibson's #ResurrectionOfTheChrist both now opening in 2027, next year is set to be the biggest year in faith-based film history. One that could make an outsized difference in our culture war. @ReligionMag https://t.co/Ne3JZjwFQy

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Pretty much sums it up doesn't it?

[Jeremy Larson @TheMundaneMuse]

@WNGdotorg @NormalGuy8 Money quote: “At every turn, we’re told how bad Nate is at being a good parent, and his character development is all about learning to admit that he needs to follow and learn rather than lead. We tend to downplay the harm of this myth because we’re so familiar with it.”

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

I've gone from concerned to acceptance. It's almost certainly going to be the Last Jedi for Narnia. What else would Greta Gerwig do? She rewrites every property she handles according to her image. And she doesn't like male authority figures. I wrote that back in 2023. That doesn't make her a bad director. Just a bad one for this property. Just like Rian Johnson was bad for Star Wars but great for Knives Out.

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Nate Bargatze headlines new comedy #TheBreadwinner that wastes his talents and reinforces retrograde stereotypes about dads. My latest for @WNGdotorg https://t.co/IDDWyRKj3q

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Reviewed #IsGodIs for @ReligionMag. It's a film that goes beyond traditional Hollywood revenge films to not only argue that revenge is good, but forgiveness is bad. And it reinvents God to do it. https://t.co/Ka0yW2nLyi

[Joseph Holmes @NormalGuy8]

Great conversation with the director of a new interfaith romance film set in Iran. The director is herself Bahá’í and we discussed whether her belief that all religions are more similar than different are the solution to our divisions. @ReligionMag https://t.co/tkuz5s8Chq